tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post6367451286139639315..comments2024-02-19T07:12:32.248-06:00Comments on Baseball Outsider: The state of the lineupEdward Thomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-60127252551551948872013-04-11T15:32:53.988-05:002013-04-11T15:32:53.988-05:00We've got a lot of hopes pinned on young Aaron...We've got a lot of hopes pinned on young Aaron Hicks. He's got the tools, I'm told. Maybe the thing to do is to send him to Rochester for a time, let him get his feet back under himself and regain some confidence. He'll be back; centerfield is his when he can really take hold of it. But I don't know how he would take to the demotion. Could he handle it mentally and come back stronger than ever? Torii didn't stick at first, either, and neither did Denard. Hicks hasn't spent any time at AAA, maybe that's the seasoning he needs.GZimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343987749136219839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-58320311324628295842013-04-11T10:57:26.654-05:002013-04-11T10:57:26.654-05:00How about teaching Mauer to swing at some grooved ...How about teaching Mauer to swing at some grooved pitches early in the count when the bases are loaded, especially when the game is on the line like late Tuesday? Two strikeouts in the past two games in that situation should not be blown off by the coaching staff. Hopefully Bruno and Gardy both had some words for him in that respect after the second time it happened. I know he is a contact hitter, and he does well late in the count, but if he jumps on the first pitch down the middle, good things probably have a better chance of happening in that situation. MSU Grad 97https://www.blogger.com/profile/03973465240490255267noreply@blogger.com